Morning musings

7:42 a.m. PCT, VENTURA, Calif. — It’s getaway day for the Orsborns. Late this afternoon, we’ll bid farewell to Ventura after practice and drive south on the 101 to L.A. in preparation for our Saturday morning flight back to San Antonio.

We managed to squeeze in a little beach time yesterday between practices. The day ended with a trip to Duke’s for a plate of grilled halibut (my choice) and two fish tacos (Mrs. O’s favorites). Our leisure time on the beach was interrupted by a phone call from Mike Finger, another C&F (colleague and friend). Mike’s in Las Vegas on assignment. No word on how much he’s won/lost playing poker.

Given the news out of London of the foiled terrorist plot, I guess we’ll need to arrive at LAX about three hours before our flight. So much for sleeping in tomorrow morning.

Speaking of sleeping, I’ve been doing much better since I gave up coffee. It hasn’t been easy, though. The concierge’s lounge here at the Ventura Beach Marriott has Starbuck’s. It’s a major temptation, but I’ve managed to stick to orange juice.

Looking ahead, Bill Parcells’ media briefing is at 1:30 p.m. CDT, so look for an update on mysanantonio.com at around 2:45 p.m.

Mrs. O and I are headed out for one more morning walk along the San Buenaventura Beach. The sky is blue and the temperature about 70, which is about 2 degrees lower than the predicted high for today.